How To Install python-autopep8 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-autopep8 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-autopep8
python-autopep8 is:
autopep8 automatically formats Python code to conform to the PEP 8 style guide. It uses the pep8 utility to determine what parts of the code needs to be formatted. autopep8 is capable of fixing most of the formatting issues that can be reported by pep8.
There are three methods to install python-autopep8 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-autopep8 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-autopep8 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-autopep8
Install python-autopep8 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-autopep8 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-autopep8
Install python-autopep8 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install python-autopep8 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-autopep8
How To Uninstall python-autopep8 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-autopep8 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-autopep8
Uninstall python-autopep8 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-autopep8 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-autopep8
Remove python-autopep8 Configurations and Data
To remove python-autopep8 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-autopep8
Remove python-autopep8 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-autopep8 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-autopep8
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-autopep8 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
